Organometallic compounds comprising a germanium-containing substituent are provided. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices to provide improved device efficiency, line shape and lifetime. In particular, the compounds comprise a phenylquinoline or phenylisoquinoline ligand having a germanium-containing substituent on the quinoline or isoquinoline portion of the ligand. These compounds may be advantageously used as red emitters in the emissive layer of organic light emitting devices.